The Municipal Advocate, S.M.C., states in his- monthly report that 4,917 cas were prosecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during January, as compared with 5,447 cases in December. Out of the total number of cases prosecuted, 3295 were administrative cases, and 1,622 were criminal cases. Out of the total number of administrative cases brought to trial 2,147 persons failed to appear and their bail was confiscated, while six cases were withdrawn, as! compared with 3,022 cases in which bail was confiscated and 29 case withdrawn in December. A total of 1,142 administrative cases were pro-secured to completion, out of which number 1,141 persons were convicted and one acquitted; 156 criminal cases were withdrawn and 1,466 were pro-secured to completion, out of which number 1,274 persons were convicted and 192 acquitted. The total number of administrative and criminal cases; prosecuted to completion was 2,608 as compared with 2,354 cases in December; 2,415 persons were con-Victed and 193 acquitted, as compared with 2,209 persons convicted and 145 acquitted in December.
In addition to the above, there were 29 private criminal prosecutions, as compared with 31 in Decem: ber.
Percentage of Convictions.—86.9 per cent. of the persons charged in criminal cases and 99.9 per cent. of the persons charged in administrative cases were convicted, making a total percentage of convictions for the month 93.4 per cent, as compared with 942 per cent. for the month of December.
Appeals by the CounciL—No appeals were made to the High Court during the month of January. The total number of appeals by the Council pending on January 21 was as follow In the High Court, 1
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